The people behind San Antonio's street names

August 20, 2013 |Arturo Gallardo, mySA.com

While there are some pretty common names for some of San Antonio’s streets, such as Broadway and Main, others are named after people or families particular to the Alamo City’s history and culture. Take a look at this gallery that offers some familiar names and a few surprises.

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Evers Road was probably named after Christian Evers, who expanded the land holdings of his German immigrant father Claus Hartwig Evers from 2,011 acres to 1,300 acres and later donating 2 acres for the first area school. In this 1899 file photo, Claus and Johanna Evers are shown with their descendents in front of their homestead.

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Evers Road was probably named after Christian Evers, who expanded the land holdings of his German immigrant father Claus Hartwig Evers from 2,011 acres to 1,300 acres and later donating 2 acres for the first area school. In this 1899 file photo, Claus and Johanna Evers are shown with their descendents in front of their homestead.